Fairfax County supervisors are not sold on a staff proposal to revamp the Middle School After-School (MSAS) program, which would impose a new fee on parents of participants to offset taxpayer costs.
Though expressing support for the effort’s intent, the elected officials raised questions about its relative effectiveness, and why it attracts many more students at some schools than at others.
Fairfax County has cut ties with one of its homeless shelter providers in response to allegations of deteriorating conditions and mismanagement.
The Department of Housing and Community Development’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (HCD OPEH) took control of Bailey’s Shelter & Supportive Housing, the Eleanor U. Kennedy Shelter in Fort Belvoir and other programs managed by New Hope Housing at the beginning of October after terminating its contract with the nonprofit on Sept. 30.
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Shutdown Affects Air Travel — “Travelers across the U.S. are beginning to feel the impacts of the government shutdown, as air traffic control staffing shortages disrupt flights across the country … According to the FAA, Monday’s delays affected air space across the country, including Phoenix, Denver, Chicago, Indianapolis and Washington, D.C.” [NPR]
WaPo Food Critic Leaving — “Tom Sietsema’s 25 year reign as food critic of the Washington Post is coming to an end. He announced today that this will be his last week on the job — while also publicly revealing his face for the first time. Sources tell Washingtonian that Sietsema was among the journalists who took a buyout in July, though he stayed on to finish his fall dining guide.” [Washingtonian]
ICE Fears Slow D.C. Construction — “Many construction workers are terrified of President Trump’s immigration crackdown and have stopped showing up to D.C. job sites, contractors tell Axios … A Virginia-based contractor tells Axios that two of their workers have been detained while driving — one was deported, and they’re unsure where the other is.” [Axios DC]
Va. Prosecutor Not Charging NY AG — “A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with her discussions.” [MSNBC]
Soda Spraying Leads to Arrest — “A Vienna man who sprayed carbonated beverages around the inside of a Fairfax City convenience store on Thursday night is facing multiple charges, according to authorities. Officers from the City of Fairfax Police Department responded around 7:05 p.m. to a disorderly subject report from the 7-Eleven at 3910 University Drive.” [Patch]
Pickleball ‘Vandalism’ Temporarily Closes Courts — The tennis courts at Kendale Woods Park were temporarily closed in recent weeks due to “ongoing vandalism involving unauthorized painting and taping of pickleball lines,” a Fairfax County Park Authority spokesperson said. Scheduled to reopen by 3 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), the courts were reverted to tennis only last year after a neighbor complained about pickleball noise. [Annandale Today]
SAIC Breaks Acquisition Cold Streak — “The Reston government technology giant announced Monday that it is acquiring SilverEdge Government Solutions, a Columbia, Maryland-based provider of software and cybersecurity services to defense and national security agencies, for $205 million … The deal, expected to close later this month, would be the first for SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) since 2021 and the first on CEO Toni Townes-Whitley’s watch.” [Washington Business Journal]
Falls Church Newspaper Hopes to Resume Deliveries — “We are announcing the imminent launch of a crowdfunding effort to restore the home delivery of the Falls Church News-Press to every household address in the City of Falls Church. The difficult decision to cease carrier home deliveries of the paper, something we’d done since our inception in March 1991 until this past year, was due to financial constraints.” [Falls Church News-Press]
It’s Wednesday — Expect showers primarily before 2pm with a high temperature near 70°F. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. At night, the sky will be mostly clear, accompanied by a low temperature around 47°F. [NWS]
Good Tuesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 7, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect showers primarily before 8am with a high temperature near 69°F. West winds from 7 to 15 mph will shift to the north in the afternoon with gusts reaching up to 26 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, and rainfall could measure between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 46°F. North winds will be around 11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized a number of procedural steps last Tuesday (Sept. 30) to advance plans for the nearly billion-dollar Richmond Highway bus rapid transit (BRT) initiative known as The One.
In actions combined into a larger consent agenda approval, supervisors formally requested Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) funding to support the project and scheduled an upcoming public hearing to address the acquisition of easements from property owners along the route.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at a special meeting today (Tuesday) to retroactively extend the deadline for car tax payments from yesterday (Monday) to Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The temporary relief was granted in response to the current federal government shutdown, which is adding to economic challenges already facing county residents and the D.C. region as a whole.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted rape that occurred in Groveton over the weekend.
Oscar Barrios of Alexandria has been charged with five different crimes, including attempted rape and abduction with an attempt to defile, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Tuesday).
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House.
Dogfish Head Alehouse is coming back to Fairfax County.
The craft brewery has leased a 7,550-square-foot space in Reston Town Center’s expansion for a new restaurant, its first in Virginia since closing locations in Seven Corners and Greenbriar Town Center two years ago.
